Tip Pool Software for Restaurants

Calculate Your Tip Pool Distributions With One Click.

Run tip pools without spreadsheets or confusion. Standby helps you set tip rules by role, calculate splits from real hours, and generate clean tip-out records for your team.

Tip pools that don’t turn into a weekly fire

Tips are sensitive — and messy tip-outs create frustration fast. Standby helps you run a consistent process: define rules once, calculate using real worked hours, and generate a clear breakdown you can share with confidence.

Rule-based tip pools

Create tip pool rules by role and apply them consistently day to day.

Role inclusion controls

Include only the positions that belong in the pool (no extra $0 tip-outs cluttering the report).

Based on real hours

Calculate splits using worked hours from timesheets — not estimates or handwritten notes.

Manager-ready review

Review the breakdown, catch edge cases, then finalize with a clean record.

Clear tip-out records

Generate an easy-to-understand summary by employee so there’s less confusion and fewer disputes.

Exportable reporting

Export tip pool results for payroll workflows, reporting, or internal recordkeeping.

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How tip pooling works in Standby

The process is simple: define your tip pool rules once, run the pool for a day, and generate the breakdown. Standby keeps the math consistent and the output clean.

1

Set your pool + roles once

Create a tip pool, choose which roles are included, assign weights per role, and how you want to split.

2

Pull hours from timesheets

Standby uses worked hours from the shifts that match your included roles.

3

Review & share the breakdown

See each employee’s tip-out amount and keep a record for payroll and transparency.

More transparency for staff, less admin for managers

Tip pooling is as much about trust as it is about math. Standby helps you run a fair, repeatable process that people can understand — without a manager rebuilding everything manually.

Fewer disputes

  • Clear inclusion rules by role.
  • Splits based on real hours.
  • Simple, shareable breakdowns.

Less weekly cleanup

  • No spreadsheet formulas to maintain.
  • No re-entering shift hours.
  • Reports ready for payroll workflows.

Tip pooling that plugs into scheduling and timesheets

Tip pools work best when they’re connected to the rest of your operation. Standby ties tips back to roles, shifts, and worked hours — so your process stays consistent.

📅 Scheduling & shift management
⏱️ Time tracking & timesheets
🧾 Export-ready reporting
🧑‍🍳 Call-out coverage (Standby Pros)
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Ready to run tip pools the clean way?

Set rules once, calculate from real hours, and generate tip-out records your team can understand — all inside Standby.

Tip Pool Management FAQs

Yes. Tip pools in Standby are rule-based — you can specify which roles/positions are included so only eligible shifts generate tip-out entries. You can also assign weights per role. Want bartenders to have 1.5x weight and servers to have 1.25x? We've got you covered.

Standby uses worked hours from timesheets (and the roles you included) to calculate each person’s share. This keeps the math consistent and reduces manual errors.

Yes. Managers can review the tip-out breakdown, catch edge cases, and then finalize the results so the record is clean.

Yes. Tip pool results can be exported for payroll workflows and recordkeeping, so you’re not copying numbers by hand.

Standby can work alongside your payroll process by producing clean exports. If you use Standby Payroll, we help streamline the handoff.